We are running an old CRM app (Scopus) and are in the process of
evaluating a replacement. I recently copied the backend Oracle 7.3.4
database from Solaris 2.6 to new hardware running Solaris 8. I've
since noticed that the Oracle sysdate command now returns GMT and this
is screwing up the timestamps that the app is using. I cannot change
the code in the app to stop it from using sysdate. Is there a way I
can update the Oracle sysdate so that it reflects the OS date/time? Is
setting the init.ora parameter fixed_date the only way to do this?
# uname -a
SunOS xxx.xxx.com 5.8 Generic_108528-07 sun4u sparc
SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise
# date
Mon Nov 4 09:45:10 CST 2002
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Oracle7 Server Release 7.3.4.0.1 - Production
PL/SQL Release 2.3.4.0.0 - Production
SQL> select to_char(sysdate, 'mm/dd/yyyy hh:miAM') from dual;
TO_CHAR(SYSDATE,'MM/DD/YYYYHH:MIAM')
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11/04/2002 03:45PM
Thank you for your time.
Received on Mon Nov 04 2002 - 09:50:58 CST
